Fri, Aug 06, 2004 - Page 22 News List

Australia exudes Olympic optimism

NEVER SAY DIE Although the Aussies' preparations for the Athens Olympic Games got off to a rocky start, the gloom is lifting and the team is looking forward to winning

REUTERS , SYDNEY

The team were investigated after former junior world track champion Mark French alleged elite cyclists at the Australian Institute of Sport were injecting themselves with substances both legal and illegal.

Jobie Dajka was dumped from the team after he admitted lying to investigators while Sean Eadie was dropped, then reinstated, after being charged with trafficking human growth hormone.

A third member of Australia's cycling team, four-times world champion Shane Kelly, was also investigated after being named.

Kelly did admit to injecting himself with vitamins to beat a cold but denied using banned drugs and was allowed to stay on the team.

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